William Massey: New Zealand - New Zealand

Informationen zum Autor David Robin Watson was senior lecturer in History at the University of Dundee for many years until his retirement. His field is European history, especially French; after writing a major biography of Clemenceau more than 30 years ago, he continued to research and write upon his life and on related topics in French and European history. His principal publications are The Nationalist Movement in Paris 1900-1906 (1962), Marcel Proust and Joseph Reinach, Modern Languages Review (1966), 'The treaty of Versailles' in N Waites (ed.), Troubled Neighbours (1971), Life of Charles I (1972), Clemenceau, A Political Biography (1974), 'France, Europe and the World since 1880' in J McMillan (ed.), The Oxford History of Modern France (2003). He has also published a large number of articles in academic periodicals and in collective works including 'The Franco-Soviet negotiations of 1924-7' in G Johnson (ed.), Locarno Revisited, European Diplomacy 1920-29 (2004), 'Les contacts de Clemenceau avec Angleterre' in S Brodziak (ed.), Clemenceau et le Monde Anglo-saxon (2005) and 'Clemenceau's contacts with England' in Diplomacy and Statecraft (17 December 2006). Klappentext The story of New Zealand both during the war and at the negotiations in Paris Zusammenfassung The Great War profoundly affected both New Zealand and its Prime Minister William Massey (1856-1925). Farmer Bill oversaw the dispatch of a hundred thousand New Zealanders, including his own sons, to Middle Eastern and European battlefields. In 1919 he led the New Zealand delegation to the Paris Peace Conference.

Product details

• Authors: James Watson
• Publisher: Haus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2010
• EAN: 9781905791835
• ISBN: 978-1-905791-83-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Makers of the Modern World; Makers of the Modern World: Th; Makers of the Modern World; Makers of the Modern World: Th
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Australasian & Pacific history, New Zealand, Australasian and Pacific history, New Zealand / Aotearoa